The FV107 Scimitar
armored reconnaissance vehicle entered service in 1971. Despite it's age
it is still used by British armed forces with reconnaissance regiments.

At it's time it was
classified as a light tank due to it's capabilities. It has a lot of
similarities with the FV101 Scorpion light tank,
except the high velocity Rarden 30-mm cannon instead of 76 mm cannon.
The FV107 played an important role during the Falklands War, just like
the Scorpion.

It's 30-mm cannon has a rate of fire in 90
rpm and can defeat vehicles and lightly armored targets. There is
developed a wide range of projectiles for this cannon, including various
types of amour piercing projectiles, high explosive and incendiary. It's
secondary armament is a 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun. It also has a smoke
grenade dischargers, to launch smoke screens.

The Scimitar has a crew of three - commander, gunner and driver.

This armored reconnaissance vehicle used to be powered by a Jaguar 4.2-liter petrol
engine, which was also used in many Jaguar cars at that time. During the
Life Extension Programme it was replaced by a superior Cummins 5.9-liter
diesel.